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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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